Type Unicameral | Seats 200(1 vacant) | |
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Speaker of the Assembly Kailash Meghwal, BJPSince 2013 Leader of the Opposition Rameshwar Lal Dudi, INCSince 20 Jan 2014 Political groups Government (160) BJP (160)Opposition (39) INC (24) NPP (4) BSP (2) NUZP (2) Independent (7) Vacant (1) (Dholpur) | ||
The Rajasthan Legislative Assembly or the Rajasthan Vidhan Sabha is the unicameral legislature of the Indian state of Rajasthan. The assembly meets at Vidhana Bhavan situated in Jaipur, the capital of Rajasthan. Members of the Legislative assembly are directly elected by the people for a term of 5 years. Presently, the legislative assembly consists of 200 members.
History
The First Rajasthan Legislative Assembly (1952–57) was inaugurated on 31 March 1952. It had a strength of 160 members. The strength was increased to 190 after the merger of the erstwhile Ajmer State with Rajasthan in 1956. The Second (1957–62) and Third (1962–67) Legislative Assemblies had a strength of 176. The Fourth (1967–72) and Fifth (1972–77) Legislative Assembly comprised 184 members each. The strength became 200 from the Sixth (1977–1980) Legislative Assembly onwards. The Fourteenth Legislative Assembly was commenced on 21 January 2013.